Weston & Cyrus

Beautiful Shame #6

by M.A. Innes

Weston has a secret…one he hopes his best friend never finds out. He’s got a thing for humiliation and for his best friend. But since that’s hopeless, he’s decided to enlist the best know-it-all ever to help him find the right guy to live out his fantasies with…ones that involve being watched, used, and hopefully humiliated.

Unfortunately, sometimes things don’t go as planned at the Bound & Controlled club.

Cyrus has a secret…one he’s more than ready to get out into the open. He’s got a thing for his secretive best friend. Weston is hiding something and to get to the bottom of it he goes right to the top…Conner. If anyone can help him, it’s the biggest drama queen at Bound & Controlled.

Unfortunately, sometimes things don’t go as planned when dealing with a helpful drama queen.



Author’s This is a sweeter version of humiliation play. It is completely consensual and both main characters are enthusiastic about their desires. The heat level is higher than some of my other books, but it is very much a romance at heart. Each book in the series will be a standalone story. Please see my site for a full list of the content.

Genres: M M Romance, Erotica

304 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 29, 2025

About the author

M.A. Innes writes kinky and curious things like age play, puppy play, sweet guys in lingerie, cute boys in search of a Daddy and more.

When M.A. Innes wants to write a little more mainstream, she writes under the name: Shaw Montgomery

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Reviews

[Rainbow Reads and Reviews · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF at 70%

I understand it was used as a term of endearment and within their dirty talk, but using the word sl*t 217 times is ridiculous. Using the word happy almost 100 times, also ridiculous.

Why are most of the books from this author just scenes? I fell in love with their writing because of the relationships between MCs and there was basically none in this book, Dally’s story or Eddie’s.

Will you please go back to actually sharing the romance? This book was repetitive. Same as the last few. The s*x scenes and other scenes are boring.

Seriously, I’m struggling to hold on to any respect for this author.

[Mandy (MP Book Reviews) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Weston harbours a secret kink and unspoken feelings for his best friend, Cyrus. Convinced his desires are hopeless, he turns to Conner—the flamboyant matchmaker of the Bound & Controlled club—to help him find someone who can fulfill his fantasies of humiliation and submission. Meanwhile, Cyrus suspects Weston is hiding something and seeks Conner’s help to uncover the truth, driven by his own romantic feelings. But when secrets, desires, and meddling collide, the club becomes a stage for unexpected revelations and emotional chaos.

I loved this story with the two men who were friends and also drawn to each other adjusting their relationship to be something more on both the romantic and sexual side taking into account their kinks. I loved that Weston was able to stay on top of all of Cyrus's needs both as his Dom and his boyfriend. A lot of discussion of emotions and feelings as well as kinks and limitations. This was an MM story with mature content and a BDSM-like D/s dynamic.

** Please take note of the trigger warnings and be kind to yourself.

[Jeanette B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this series! Weston & Cyrus are another couple that do not disappoint. Listening to Weston's internal dialogue while he glitched like a computer needing to be rebooted was hilarious.
And who doesn't love seeing Conner again???

“On a scale from squirrel to racquetballs, how bouncy are your thoughts?”

“You know, I’m going to call Conner and see if he knows how safe that would be.” “Oh God.” Weston’s horrified look had me trying not to laugh. “No. Just Conner, but he thinks he’s the god of the club at the very least.” I was pretty sure he was more like that Monkey King figure from those old Chinese stories..."

[Denise Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series x
From best friend to a lot more Weston and Cyrus are perfect for each other . Weston went and asked Conner for help with finding someone who could accept his kink, and Conner found the perfect match his best friend Cyrus.
Sweet fun read, can be read without reading the rest of the series. But recommend reading this series

[Terri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Weston and Cyrus have been friends who secretly lusted after each other. When sexy matchmaker Conner helps them find their way together, things get very spicy very fast. I love it! The dynamic between these two is great, and Cyrus is so good at dealing with the sometimes grumpy, often overthinking Weston. I really like their romance!

[FHR · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having his own special needs that need to be fulfilled, Weston takes the plunge and enlists the aid of the one person whom he knows can help him fulfil his desires.
Curious as to what his best friend is up to, Cyrus unknowingly ends up at the same place as Weston.
When these two best friends come together, their secrets are exposed and the chemistry between them sizzles.

A best friend to lovers read that explores humiliation kink in a sweeter way. There is also the appearance of familiar previous characters in this story as well.

[Margaret · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story

I absolutely loved this story. It was so sweet and yet extremely spicy. I love the friends to lovers aspect especially when everyone else thinks they are already dating. I also really enjoyed seeing Connor do what he does best.

[Himom90 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable

I enjoyed Weston and Cyrus’ book. It’s a fun story and I loved their dynamic. I thought it was funny that everyone thought they’d been in a relationship for over a year, but they somehow didn’t manage to see what was right in front of them

[Mariah · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was the second best thing to happen to me in September. second only to Bolsonaro's conviction.

[M. Pages · Rating 2 out of 5]

i
can't
even

[riya.reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25 stars

[Jessie (thatchickwithabook) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good. Only downside was how repetitive Weston’s inner monologue could be. And I wished there was a smidge more romance.

[Jenn (not Lily) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not my favorite series by this author, but still plenty hawt and adorable at the same time!

[Denise GremoryKohta · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoy this series so much. It’s the perfect way to show the different kinds of kinkier kinks. I love that it still connects to other sorties the author has. You can even read Cyrus and Wesson’s story without having read the others. Though I personally think all of this author’s work should be read. Some multiple times. A five star read from a five star author.